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# South Korean government criticised for lack of anti-discrimination laws
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/south-korean-government-criticised-for-lack-of-anti-discrimination-laws/
- Published: 2021-09-15T11:30:07.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-15T09:44:39.000Z
- Description: LGBTQ+ advocates have criticised South Korea for failing to implement anti-discrimination laws to protect the country’s queer community.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ rights, South Korea

LGBTQ+ advocates have criticised South Korean leaders for failing to implement anti-discrimination laws to protect the country’s queer community. A [new report](https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/south-korea?ref=scenemag.co.uk) from the Human Rights Watch has explored the effects that the lack of protections is having on LGBTQ+ people in South Korea, saying the *“government has failed to make meaningful progress, citing intense religious and conservative opposition to justify inaction.”*

The US-based group suggested that *“Korea is falling behind regarding other LGBTQ+ inclusive laws such as legal provisions explicitly protecting LGBTQ+ individuals against discrimination and violence, or laws addressing the unique challenges faced by same-sex couples.”* As a result, *“hostility and severe discrimination”* is persisting in the country, and schools are failing to discuss of LGBTQ+ topics.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/south-korea-gay-3-1.jpg)

According to [*Reuters*](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skoreas-lack-anti-discrimination-laws-takes-toll-lgbt-youth-activists-say-2021-09-14/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), anti-discrimination laws have been proposed to South Korea’s parliament ten times since 2007\. Amnesty International wrote an open letter to lawmakers last month to encourage the enforcement of such a law, saying it could help to *“eradicate discrimination, prejudice, stigmatization…*\[and\] *give hope and safety to many and publicly demonstrate that South Korea is genuinely committed to promoting inclusion.”*